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Link of the project:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/01/harvard-scientist-turns-space-images-into-music/
date:January 25, 2021
creators: researchers from Harvard University (names not specified)

This projects is called “music of the spheres” created by Harvard’s researchers. This project uses a technique called data sonification that takes the information captured from space telescopes and translates it into sound, which involves the computer to transform visual elements to waves that produce sounds. The mechanism of audio interpretation is about linking visual variables to audio variables. This involves a lot of randomness, since the process of assigning different visual elements with different musical elements can be very random. For example, linking brightness to volumes, distance to pitches. The creator’s artistic sensibilities are shown through the transcribing process from visual to audio.